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      2 AFAIC	as far as I'm concerned
      3 AFAICR	as far as I can recall
      4 AFAICT	as far as I can tell
      5 AFAIK	as far as I know
      6 AFAIR	as far as I recall
      7 AFAIU	as far as I understand
      8 AFD	away from desktop
      9 AFK	away from keyboard
     10 AFU	all fucked up
     11 AFW	away from window
     12 AIU	as I understand
     13 AIUI	as I understand it
     14 AKA	also known as
     15 ASAIC	as soon as I can
     16 ASAP	as soon as possible
     17 ATM	at the moment
     18 AWOL	absent without official leave
     19 AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
     20 AYT	are you there
     21 B/C	because
     22 B/S	bullshit
     23 B/W	between
     24 BBIAB	be back in a bit
     25 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     26 BBS	be back soon
     27 BBT	be back tomorrow
     28 BCNU	be seeing you
     29 BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
     30 BFD	big fucking deal
     31 BIAB	back in a bit
     32 BIAF	back in a few
     33 BIALW	back in a little while
     34 BIAS	back in a second
     35 BIAW	back in a while
     36 BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
     37 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     38 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     39 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     40 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     41 BS	bullshit
     42 BTDT	been there, done that
     43 BTTH	boot to the head
     44 BTW	by the way
     45 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     46 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     47 COB	close of business [day]
     48 COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
     49 CYA	see you around
     50 D/L	download
     51 DGAS	don't give a shit
     52 DIY	do it yourself
     53 DKDC	don't know, don't care
     54 DRY	don't repeat yourself
     55 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
     56 DTRT	do the right thing
     57 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     58 DWIM	do what I mean
     59 EG	evil grin
     60 EMSG	email message
     61 EOB	end of business [day]
     62 EOD	end of discussion
     63 EOL	end of life
     64 ETA	estimated time of arrival
     65 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     66 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     67 FAQ	frequently asked question
     68 FCFS	first come first served
     69 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
     70 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     71 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     72 FM	fucking magic
     73 FOAD	{fuck off,fall over} and die
     74 FOS	full of shit
     75 FSDO	for some definition of
     76 FSVO	for some value of
     77 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
     78 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
     79 FTL	for the loss
     80 FTW	for the win
     81 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     82 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     83 FWIW	for what it's worth
     84 FYI	for your information
     85 G	grin
     86 G/C	garbage collect
     87 GAC	get a clue
     88 GAL	get a life
     89 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
     90 GMTA	great minds think alike
     91 GTFO	get the fuck out
     92 GTG	got to go
     93 GWS	get well soon
     94 HAND	have a nice day
     95 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
     96 HHIS	hanging head in shame
     97 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
     98 HICA	here it comes again
     99 HNY	happy new year
    100 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    101 HTH	hope this helps
    102 IAC	in any case
    103 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    104 IC	I see
    105 ICBW	I could be wrong
    106 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    107 IDK	I don't know
    108 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    109 IHBW	I have been wrong
    110 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    111 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    112 IIRC	if I recall correctly
    113 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    114 ILU	I love you
    115 ILY	I love you
    116 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    117 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    118 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    119 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    120 IMO	in my opinion
    121 IOW	in other words
    122 IRL	in real life
    123 ISAGN	I see a great need
    124 ISTM	it seems to me
    125 ISTR	I seem to recall
    126 ITYM	I think you mean
    127 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    128 IYSS	if you say so
    129 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    130 J/K	just kidding
    131 JFW	just fucking works
    132 JHD	just hit ``delete''
    133 JIC	just in case
    134 JK	just kidding
    135 JMO	just my opinion
    136 JSYK	just so you know
    137 JTLYK	just to let you know
    138 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    139 KITA	kick in the ass
    140 KNF	kernel normal form
    141 L8R	later
    142 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
    143 LBNL	last but not least
    144 LGTM	looks good to me
    145 LJBF	let's just be friends
    146 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    147 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    148 LOL	laughing out loud
    149 LTNS	long time no see
    150 MIA	missing in action
    151 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    152 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    153 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    154 MTF	more to follow
    155 MYOB	mind your own business
    156 N/M	never mind
    157 NBD	no big deal
    158 NFC	no fucking clue
    159 NFI	no fucking idea
    160 NFW	no fucking way
    161 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    162 NIH	not invented here
    163 NMF	not my fault
    164 NMP	not my problem
    165 NOYB	none of your business
    166 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    167 NP	no problem
    168 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    169 NRN	no reply necessary
    170 NSFW	not suitable for work
    171 NVM	never mind
    172 OIC	oh, I see
    173 OMG	oh, my god
    174 OMW	on my way
    175 OT	off topic
    176 OTL	out to lunch
    177 OTOH	on the other hand
    178 OTT	over the top
    179 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    180 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    181 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    182 PFO	please fuck off
    183 PFY	pimply faced youth
    184 PITA	pain in the ass
    185 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    186 PNG	persona non grata
    187 PNP	plug and pray
    188 POC	point of contact
    189 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    190 POLS	principle of least surprise
    191 POS	piece of shit
    192 PPL	pretty please
    193 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    194 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    195 RFC	request for comments
    196 RFE	request for enhancements
    197 RIP	rest in peace
    198 RL	real life
    199 RLC	rod length check
    200 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    201 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    202 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    203 RP	responsible person
    204 RSN	real soon now
    205 RSVP	repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
    206 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    207 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    208 RTFD	read the fine/fucking documentation
    209 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    210 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    211 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    212 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    213 SEP	someone else's problem
    214 SFA	sweet fuck all
    215 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    216 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    217 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    218 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    219 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    220 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    221 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    222 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    223 SO	significant other
    224 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    225 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    226 SOP	standard operating procedure
    227 SSIA	subject says it all
    228 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    229 STFA	search the fucking archives
    230 STFU	shut the fuck up
    231 STFW	search the fucking web
    232 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    233 SUX	sucks
    234 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    235 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    236 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    237 SWFG	search with fucking google
    238 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    239 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    240 TBC	to be continued
    241 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    242 TBH	to be honest
    243 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    244 THNX	thanks
    245 THX	thanks
    246 TIA	thanks in advance
    247 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    248 TINC	there is no cabal
    249 TLA	three letter acronym
    250 TLC	tender loving care
    251 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    252 TMA	too many abbreviations
    253 TMI	too much information
    254 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    255 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    256 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    257 TPTB	the powers that be
    258 TRT	the right thing
    259 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    260 TTFN	ta ta for now
    261 TTYL	talk to you later
    262 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    263 TY	thank you
    264 TYVM	thank you very much
    265 U/L	upload
    266 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    267 VEG	very evil grin
    268 W/	with
    269 W/O	without
    270 WAG	wild-ass guess
    271 WB	welcome back
    272 WFH	working from home
    273 WFM	works for me
    274 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    275 WIP	work in progress
    276 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    277 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    278 WRT	with respect to
    279 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    280 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    281 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    282 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    283 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    284 YHBT	you have been trolled
    285 YHL	you have lost
    286 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    287 YMA	yo momma's ass
    288 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    289 YW	you're welcome
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